Gluten-Free Resources

• Just getting started? See my beginner’s guide to going gluten-free.
• Celiac Centers
• Books and other resources
• Insurance letter

Information on Celiac disease:

There’s been a lot of new research and changing information on Celiac Disease and a gluten free diet in the last few years. Here are some sites with credible, research based information.

• Celiac Center at Columbia University
• Celiac Support Association–now National Celiac Association
• CeliacNow.com-Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital
• Gluten Intolerance Group
• Beyond Celiac–formerly National Foundation for Celiac Awareness
• NIH Celiac Awareness Campaign
• University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center
• Center for CD Research (now in Boston, MA)

Or, for great monthly info, sign up for my free monthly gluten-free newsletter (see sidebar)

Books

Informational:

• Gluten Freedom, by Alessio Fasano, MD
• “Real Life with Celiac Disease” by Melinda Dennis, MS, RD, and Daniel Leffler, MS, MD
• The Gluten-Free Nutrition Guide by Tricia Thompson
• Celiac Disease (Revised and Updated Edition): A Hidden Epidemic by Peter Green, MD

My Favorite Gluten-free cookbooks for a variety of palates:

• 1,000 Gluten-Free Recipes (1,000 Recipes) by Carol Fenster
  • Think Joy of Cooking…just gluten-free
• Against All Grain: Delectable Paleo Recipes To Eat Well And Feel Great
• • I’ve got most of Danielle Walker’s cookbooks. All are great!
• The Everything Gluten-Free Slow Cooker Cookbook by Carrie Forbes review here
  • Quick, simple, fix it and forget it meals. Everything I’ve made has been fantastic.
• Downshiftology Healthy Meal Prep: 100+ Make-Ahead Recipes and Quick-Assembly Meals: A Gluten-Free Cookbook
  • real food–really delicious.
• How to make everything Gluten-free by Becky Excell 
  • wide range of foods, really delicious!
• Nourishing Meals: Healthy Gluten-Free Recipes for the Whole Family by Ali Segersen review here
  • Veggie-heavy, whole-foods meals for the whole family.
• The Gluten-Free Almond Flour Cookbook by Elana Amsterdam
  • Grain-free, too? This is a great one.
• Gluten-free, Sugar-free Cooking: Over 200 Delicious Recipes to Help You Live a Healthier, Allergy-Free Life
  • One of favorite books by Susan O’Brien.
• The Gluten-Free Vegan: 150 Delicious Gluten-Free, Animal-Free Recipes
  • This new book by Susan O’Brien is a total gem!
• Cooking Free : 200 Flavorful Recipes for People with Food Allergies and Multiple Food Sensitivities by Carol Fenster

Helpful Gluten-free resources:

• Gluten and dairy free sources of calcium
• Gluten Free Drug List information on prescription and OTC medications
  Scroll down, click on gluten free product lists, then select the either word or PDF format.
• What went wrong baking tips: a great resource for solving baking problems and figuring out how to fix them. From Jay Berger of Allergy Grocer.
• Gluten free dining resources:
  • Find me gluten-free great app to find restaurants. Free and paid version.
  • My favorite mobile dining out resource is Gluten-Free Travel site.  You get reviews of restaurants, and there’s a free mobile site, too.
  • Great sites with information and products to help people dine out safely on a gluten free diet. Dining out resources
  • Tips for dining out while gluten free (the same ideas work with any other food restriction, too) Recommendations for dining out
• Gluten free/Allergy Internet resources:
  • Enjoy Life: Products without the top 8 allergens or gluten
  • Kids With Food Allergies: recipes, tips, ideas and resources for parents
  • Food Allergy Research & Education has great information on common allergens and provides support to patients and professionals, too.

Celiac Disease & GF Diet Videos–

Dr. John Snyder, Chief of the Department of Gastroenterology at CNMC in DC,  Dr. Gary Kaplan, Medical Director of Kaplan Center for Integrative Medicine and myself discussing testing, diagnosis and follow-up, eating a gluten-free diet and a short segment on when it’s not Celiac.  The Celiac Sprue Association has been kind enough to support the project.

Please note–these videos are from 2009, so some of the material is now dated.

Insurance Reimbursement for Patients with Celiac:

As a health care professional, I was deeply disturbed to learn that many insurance companies do not provide coverage for Medical Nutrition Therapy for Celiac Disease.  I began writing letters on behalf of of my clients to spread awareness, and much to my surprise, about half the time the insurance company eventually provides coverage .  To the best of my knowledge Medicare and Tricare have not ever covered services.

There are two letters here.  One for Registered Dietitians to file on behalf of their patients, and one is for  clients to file on their own behalf

This just in! a new letter for reimbursement for IBD (MS Word format, 28KB).

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Local Restaurants:

• My favorite resource for dining out is Gluten Free Travel Site. Another great app is Find me gluten-free

My take on gluten sensitivity and stool tests.

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